Swallowing the Stars: Cultivate to Become Stronger.

Chapter 162 The Chaos City Lord's Summoning

Palace of Ecliptic Eclipse.

Upon hearing Luo Shen's words, the Palace Master of the Heavenly Eclipse Palace first changed his expression, then regained his composure and said with a faint smile, "Junior Brother, are you joking with your senior brother? Do you know how many years I have been stuck at this realm? The realm of the Lord of the Universe is not so easy to reach."

From the beginning of the universe to the present.

Even including the two strongest beings in the universe, the Giant Axe Founder and the even earlier Primordial Ancestor, the number of universe masters in the entire human race has not exceeded 20. Within these trillions of epochs, there is only the newly promoted universe master, Lord Youhou.

It is conceivable that even for the most powerful races, the Lord of the Universe is not an easy target.

Even in the original story, when Luo Feng obtained the Duan Donghe inheritance, and the cosmic lords from all sides of the original universe united to force humanity to hand over the Duan Donghe inheritance, only a few thousand cosmic lords appeared.

"Senior brother doesn't believe me?"

Luo Shen looked directly into the eyes of the Palace Master of the Heavenly Eclipse Palace, as if he could reach the depths of her heart.

But what kind of person is the Lord of the Heavenly Eclipse Palace? He has been a top cosmic overlord for many years, guarding the Blood Luo Continent and not allowing any native of the Blood Luo Continent to leave the eighteenth layer of clouds alive. Luo Shen can easily see through his thoughts.

"I understand the purpose of my junior brother's trip."

The Heavenly Eclipse Palace Master said solemnly, "The affairs of Earth are of great importance. Even if I, your elder brother, am willing to lend a helping hand, I must also consider the thoughts of the other universe lords. After all, I am only a top universe overlord, and my voice in the company is no more powerful than that of a true universe lord."

"In this matter, it would be better for you to ask your teacher for help."

Luo Shen was well aware of this as well.

The Palace Master of the Heavenly Eclipse Palace did not lie to him about this matter. After all, besides the three cosmic rulers who made the first move, there were also families under the command of other cosmic rulers who were eyeing Earth. Even if the cosmic rulers themselves would not intervene, it did not mean that they were not paying attention.

But Luo Shen wasn't one to give up so easily, and besides, he wasn't just making empty boasts.

After thinking for a moment, Luo Shen said, "Senior brother, how about we make a bet?"

"bet?"

The Palace Master of the Heavenly Eclipse Palace looked somewhat suspicious. He couldn't quite figure out what Luo Shen was up to, given Luo Shen's seemingly harmless appearance. However, he was indeed intrigued by what Luo Shen had said earlier, so he said, "Tell me about it."

There was no agreement or refusal.

Anyway, it doesn't cost any money to listen to it.

"I know that the reason why you live in seclusion on the Blood Luo Continent is simply to seek peace and quiet. Your real intention is to use the relics of the Beast God on the Blood Luo Continent to try to combine with the Path of the Beast God and step into the realm of the Lord of the Universe."

Luo Shen spoke eloquently.

The Palace Master of the Heavenly Eclipse Palace did not offer any rebuttal to this point.

Although these matters are considered secret and only a few people know about them, since some people know about them, they will definitely spread the word. The Palace Master of the Heavenly Eclipse Palace was not surprised that Luo Shen knew about these matters.

Just keep listening patiently.

Seeing that the Palace Master of the Heavenly Eclipse Palace did not speak, Luo Shen continued, "Whether it is the Path of the Beast God or the Path of the Law of Spacetime Combination, they are actually just explanations and outward manifestations of the realm of the Lord of the Universe. In reality, as long as the realm is reached, regardless of the path, one can step into the realm of the Lord of the Universe!"

Upon hearing this, the Palace Master of the Heavenly Eclipse Palace couldn't help but laugh and said, "Junior Brother may not be very strong, but he sees through these things quite clearly."

The Palace Master of the Heavenly Eclipse Palace did not intend to mock Luo Shen.

However, seeing Luo Shen, a mere cosmic-level kid, speaking so eloquently about the realm of cosmic masters, he couldn't help but find it somewhat amusing, like a primary school student running up to a math professor and saying that this problem should be solved in this way.

"Junior brother, you've said so much, but you still haven't told me what kind of bet you want to make with me."

The Palace Master of the Heavenly Eclipse Palace asked with a smile.

Since he had already heard so much from Luo Shen, he didn't mind agreeing to make another bet. Besides, could Luo Shen really help him become a master of the universe? If he succeeded, he would have to thank Luo Shen.

"If I help my senior brother reach the realm of the Lord of the Universe, he will protect Earth for me, how about it?"

Luo Feng said seriously.

There are three reasons why Luo Shen went to great lengths to win over the Palace Master of the Heavenly Eclipse Palace. First, the Palace Master of the Heavenly Eclipse Palace, like Luo Shen, is a disciple under the Lord of Chaos City, so they have a natural foundation of goodwill. Even if the bet fails, Luo Shen will not suffer any harm.

At most, the Palace Master of the Heavenly Eclipse Palace will never have anything to do with him again.

Secondly, the Lord of the Heavenly Eclipse Palace is a lonely person.

This aligns perfectly with Luo Shen and the current state of Earth. After all, without a family, the Lord of the Heavenly Eclipse Palace wouldn't need to consider the future of his family like other cosmic venerables or cosmic masters.

After all, Earth's special properties only work on infants in the embryonic stage, but have no effect on the Palace Master of the Heavenly Eclipse Palace.

Surely the Palace Master of the Heavenly Eclipse Palace wouldn't actively seek out someone to have a bunch of offspring just to maximize the effect, would he?

Regardless of whether the Palace Master of the Heavenly Eclipse Palace would actually do that.

For a super strong person like the Lord of the Heavenly Eclipse Palace, it would be impossible to reproduce like a normal human being. Ordinary people's bodies could not withstand the impact of the Lord of the Heavenly Eclipse Palace, so this path was directly blocked.

Thirdly, the Palace Master of the Heavenly Eclipse Palace has been stuck at the level of a top-tier cosmic overlord for countless years. Even if there is only a one in a billion chance, he would not miss it.

Based on the above three points, Luo Shen had no reason to miss out.

"Junior brother, are you joking with me?" The Palace Master of the Heavenly Eclipse Palace still looked unconvinced.

Clearly, he didn't believe Luo Shen could do it.

But Luo Shen was not one to be easily persuaded by a few words. He said with a slightly provocative tone, "Senior Brother, have you perhaps lost all your former spirit after staying on this Blood Luo Continent for so many years? Is this still the same Heavenly Eclipse Palace Master who once shook the universe and made many alien races tremble in fear?"

The Palace Master of the Heavenly Eclipse Palace immediately saw through Luo Shen's provocation and couldn't help but find it somewhat amusing, saying, "What if Junior Brother can't do it?"

"Can't do it?"

Luo Shen chuckled and said, "Then I'll leave it to you, Senior Brother, how about that?"

In fact, from the moment the Palace Master of the Heavenly Eclipse Palace agreed to meet him, it was already destined that this meeting would be a win-win situation. However, the Palace Master of the Heavenly Eclipse Palace did not expect that this would be the beginning of Luo Shen's true display of talent.

No one knows what happened after Luo Shen and the Palace Master of the Heavenly Eclipse Palace made this bet.

Even those inside the Heavenly Eclipse Palace could only watch as Luo Shen walked down from the top floor of the Heavenly Eclipse Palace with a big smile on his face, and listen to the Heavenly Eclipse Palace Master's hearty laughter that resounded throughout the entire Heavenly Eclipse Palace. Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment.

With their limited knowledge, they had no idea what had happened.

But the news spread very quickly.

The saying goes, "Planting willows unintentionally yields unexpected shade."

Unexpectedly, this news shocked many people with ulterior motives. Two of the three cosmic rulers were forced to go to Luo Shen to beg for forgiveness, saying that they had been blind and had no intention of offending him, and were willing to make compensation.

After all, that's the Lord of the Heavenly Eclipse Palace!

Let alone the young Venerables of the new generation, even these ancient Venerables who have been famous for hundreds of millions of years would be shocked for a long time upon hearing this name.

If Luo Shen manages to get the Heavenly Eclipse Palace Master to intervene, very few people in the entire human race would actually be able to touch the Earth.

But not everyone is afraid of it.

At least one of the three cosmic rulers, the Lion-Headed Ruler, is still stubbornly holding on. He firmly believes that Luo Shen is just creating a smokescreen. The Celestial Eclipse Palace Master hasn't left the Celestial Eclipse Palace for many years, so why would he take action for Earth?

Moreover, even if the Palace Master of the Heavenly Eclipse Palace really does intervene, the person behind him can withstand it.

After all, he, the Lord of the Heavenly Eclipse Palace, is not the only top-tier cosmic overlord in the entire human race. There are many other cosmic overlords whose strength is slightly weaker than his, each with their own territory. Not everyone is a united front.

of course.

With the founder of the giant axe and the lord of Chaos City in place, no matter how fierce the internal strife among the human race is, it will never actually escalate to the point of armed conflict.

Ultimately, the real enemies of the human race are the other major powerful races that border its territory.

Virtual Universe, Jiuxingwan Community.

"Ah Shen, are you sure everything is okay?"

Luo Feng still felt somewhat uneasy. After all, Luo Shen had only contacted the Palace Master of the Heavenly Eclipse Palace, and hadn't done anything yet. Could this really resolve the crisis on Earth?

He was not unaware of the power of the Heavenly Eclipse Palace Master.

But no matter how strong the Lord of the Heavenly Eclipse Palace is, he is still just one person. Faced with the combined forces of multiple universe rulers, can the Lord of the Heavenly Eclipse Palace really withstand their pressure?

In contrast, Luo Shen remained remarkably calm.

In response to Luo Feng's question, Luo Shen chuckled and said, "Don't worry, of course I won't only have the Heavenly Eclipse Palace Master's move. I have other tricks up my sleeve. But the Heavenly Eclipse Palace Master alone is enough to make them wary. I won't need any other tricks in the short term."

How could Luo Feng possibly know?

The Lord of the Heavenly Eclipse Palace is currently on his way to the realm of the Lord of the Universe. The longer the time drags on, the more advantageous it will be for them.

"By the way, have you still not been able to contact Hong?" Luo Shen asked.

"We haven't heard from my older brother at all."

Luo Feng shook his head.

Since Hong crossed the twentieth island of the Illusionary Sea, he has been unable to contact him. He doesn't know how the Lord of Chaos City plans to settle Hong. During the time he was dealing with matters on Earth, Luo Shen didn't have time to take care of him. Now that he has time, he naturally wants to ask him.

In the original story, Hong eventually became the personal disciple of the founder of the Giant Axe, which should have been at the point in time when he was cultivating under the guidance of the Lord of Void Gold.

But in this lifetime.

Because of Luo Shen's appearance, Hong's development trajectory was completely changed. He no longer wandered the universe with Luo, the Lord of Time Realm, but entered the Qianwu Secret Realm and was taken in as a personal disciple by the Lord of Qianwu Kingdom. In the end, he also broke through the Illusion Sea in the Chaos City of the Initial Universe. Naturally, it was no longer possible for him to be taken in as a disciple by the Giant Axe Founder.

However, the Lord of Chaos City is not good at teaching disciples like Hong, and it is unknown which universe lord will eventually take him in.

It will most likely be the Lord of Darkness.

After all, within their Virtual Universe Company lineage, only the Dark Lord and Hong have the most similar styles, and the Dark Lord has also taught outstanding disciples like the Lord of Youhou, so teaching Hong would be more than enough for him.

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Just as Luo Shen was about to speak, his expression suddenly changed, and he abruptly stood up.

"What's wrong?" Luo Feng noticed the change in Luo Shen's expression and asked urgently, "Has something happened on Earth? Dylan has placed the Nanga King's token in the Milky Way. You can reach it at any time through the divine kingdom's teleportation."

Luo Shen shook his head and said, "It's not Earth, it's my teacher who's looking for me."

Luo Feng's expression froze.

teacher?

Who else could Luo Shen call his teacher, besides the ruler of the Virtual Universe Company and the Lord of Chaos City who has guarded Chaos City for countless epochs? What could be the reason for the Lord of Chaos City suddenly seeking out Luo Shen at this time?

Luo Feng dared not think too deeply about it.

Previously, their imagined enemies were all at the level of cosmic rulers or cosmic overlords, but they never considered whether Earth could still remain in their hands if the Lord of Chaos City were to intervene.

"Ah Shen."

Luo Feng subconsciously called out Luo Shen's name.

Luo Shen turned and exchanged a glance with Luo Feng, then suddenly smiled confidently, gave a thumbs-up, and said, "Don't worry, Earth is our home, and no one can take it from us!"

The unspoken part was, "Even if that person is the Lord of Chaos City!"

Fortunately, Luo Shen is no longer the little guy he used to be. Even if he really falls out with the human race, he can lead the entire Earth to the Abyss of Purgatory. With the Abyss Lord's clone around, he will never lose!

"I'll go check with the teacher first."

Luo Shen nodded to Luo Feng, then turned and left the virtual universe.

Upon logging in again, Luo Shen was already at the manor in Yuxiang Mountain.

Looking at everything familiar in the manor, Luo Shen only glanced at it before striding towards the teleportation channel in the public area of ​​Yuxiang Mountain. With his authority, the only way to go to the temple where the Chaos City Lord was located was through the teleportation channel.

Arrive at the mountainside of Thunder Island through the teleportation portal, and then walk step by step toward the summit.

In front of the temple atop the mountain.

The Lord of Chaos City had been waiting here for a long time. At this moment, he stood firm like a towering mountain, quietly looking down from the cliff, watching the lightning strike around Thunder Island and the surging waves of the surrounding sea.

"You've been back for so long, why haven't you come to see your master?"

Without even turning around, the Lord of Chaos opened and closed his mouth, and his voice reached Luo Shen's ears.

"Teacher!" Luo Shen bowed respectfully.

The Lord of Chaos turned around, and his eyes, which were like black holes and filled with death, instantly captured Luo Shen's gaze. However, having experienced the abyss of purgatory, Luo Shen easily broke free from the Lord of Chaos's gaze.

"Huh?" The Lord of Chaos City was somewhat surprised.

The last time Luo Shen came to see him, he didn't break free from him as quickly as he does now.

His gaze swept over Luo Shen.

Suddenly, his gaze fell on Luo Shen's forehead. On the smooth surface of his forehead, starlight appeared, which was the manifestation of mastering the teleportation technique after sensing the fundamental laws of space to a certain extent.

"You've already mastered teleportation?" asked the Chaos City Lord.

His tone was somewhat wistful.

It's only been a few years since Luo Shen became an apprentice, yet he has already grown to this level. Even if Kodi were alive back then, he would be far inferior to such a prodigy as Luo Shen.

"I suffered some hardships in the abyss of purgatory, but I also gained something."

Luo Shen said in a relaxed tone.

But it was precisely this relaxed demeanor that made the Lord of Chaos City understand the unspoken meaning in his words, and he couldn't help but take a second look.

Clearly, his youngest apprentice was somewhat dissatisfied with how he handled matters on Earth. However, this was understandable, as the Chaos City Lord's actions were somewhat unacceptable, as he was Luo Shen's teacher and yet he failed to stand up for his own apprentice, allowing others to bully him.

Even since Luo Shen returned, he hasn't spoken out once, so it's no wonder Luo Shen is annoyed.

If it weren't for the fact that the Lord of Chaos City was always fair and just, without any selfish motives, and in the original story he didn't even covet the slightest bit of Earth, Luo Shen would probably have suspected that the other party also had his eye on Earth.

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The two looked at each other in silence for a moment.

Finally, the Lord of Chaos City spoke, breaking the silence: "I know you must be complaining that your master knew Earth was your home, yet did not stand up for you, allowing those cosmic rulers to oppress Luo Feng and attempt to seize ownership of Earth."

Luo Shen remained silent.

In fact, that's exactly what he thought, and there's no need to hide it.

"Actually, my silence is also a way of protecting you and the Earth," the Chaos City Lord sighed.

Luo Shen was somewhat puzzled.

As the Lord of Chaos City, he could easily command respect from not only the rulers of cosmic kingdoms but also the rulers of the universe, since he and the Giant Axe Founder held the highest positions among all humankind.

The Lord of Chaos City looked back on the past and slowly spoke.

(End of this chapter)